Punjab alone has contributed 202.82 LMT which is 31.70% of total paddy procurement 

In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, the government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at MSP from farmers as per existing MSP Schemes, as was done in previous seasons.

Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal and Tripura with purchase of over 639.74 LMTs of paddy up to 13.02.2021.This is an increase of 15.71 per cent against the last year corresponding purchase of 552.85 LMT. Out of the total purchase of 639.74 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 202.82 LMT which is 31.70% of total procurement.

About 91.89 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 1,20,783.48 Crore.